TechCrunch

Overview

Leading tech news outlet covering startups, venture capital, AI, and technology. Built on WordPress with a public WP REST API at techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2/.

Workflows

Search for articles on a topic

1. searchArticles(search) → id, title, excerpt, date
2. getArticle(id) → content.rendered, title, date, _embedded.author

Get the latest tech news

1. getLatest() → id, title, excerpt, date, link
2. getArticle(id) → content.rendered, title, date

Browse articles by category

1. getCategory(categories) → id, title, excerpt, date
2. getArticle(id) → content.rendered, title, date

Research a topic across categories

1. searchArticles(search, orderby: date) → id, title, date, categories
2. getCategory(categories) → compare coverage across categories

Operations

Operation	Intent	Key Input	Key Output	Notes
searchArticles	find articles by keyword	search	id, title, excerpt, date, link	entry point, paginated
getArticle	full article content	id ← searchArticles/getLatest/getCategory	content.rendered, title, date, _embedded.author	body is HTML
getLatest	latest articles	—	id, title, excerpt, date, link	entry point, date desc
getCategory	articles in a category	categories (ID)	id, title, excerpt, date, link	entry point, common IDs in param description

Quick Start

# Search for articles
openweb techcrunch exec searchArticles '{"search": "artificial intelligence"}'

# Get a specific article (use id from search results)
openweb techcrunch exec getArticle '{"id": 3110945}'

# Get latest articles
openweb techcrunch exec getLatest '{}'

# Get AI category articles (category ID 577030455)
openweb techcrunch exec getCategory '{"categories": 577030455}'